The July Conference circled around the current economic environment and how firms (and clients) are navigating through these tough times. The keynote speaker was Mr. Robert Dye, Vice President and Senior Economist for PNC Financial Services Group. The overriding message from Mr. Dye is that there seems to be some evidence that the recession is coming to an end, however, he stressed that by no means has the tough times ended.... read more >

The bottom line is that many of the routine processes in the HR and payroll departments can be either streamlined or totally automated through the effective use of a HRIS application.... read more >

Rivaling labor as a significant operating cost in the trucking industry are fuel costs.  With the rising price of fuel over the past two years, trucking companies have had to seek ways to offset these increases through such means as fuel surcharge programs and fuel hedging.  ... read more >

President Obama's "Cash for Clunkers" bill provides incentives to owners of high-polluting automobiles to replace them with new fuel-efficient and less-polluting automobiles. Robert Bandi of Schneider Downs explains the details.... read more >

At a recent Financial Crisis Advisory Group meeting, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Chair Robert Herz stated that full U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) convergence could still be 10 – 15 years away.... read more >